The sword eats the world

Chapter 20
On this huge planet, the division of power between the nine civilizations of elementary, middle, and high school can be described as distinct.

The civilizations that have not yet ended the civil war, obtained the gifts of the gods, and allowed the establishment of temples are collectively referred to as backward civilizations, or barbaric tribes.Although this backward civilization has a huge population, it cannot be recognized by the mainland temple because of the lack of sword master level masters and the right to communicate with the gods.

Not being recognized by the gods is tantamount to not having human rights.Any primary or intermediate empire that discovers such a continent can designate it as a jurisdiction to produce slaves for the country.In the entire planet, these backward civilizations can be seen almost everywhere, spreading very widely, and the number of them is huge, definitely exceeding 3000 million, which is still a conservative estimate.

Unified their own country, and there is a first-level swordsman in the territory, they can immediately contribute a certain amount of glory and meritorious deeds to obtain the favor of the gods, request the lowering of the idols, build a temple, and become an empire.The temple not only has the effect of communicating with the gods, but also attracts the free energy elements in the air to a certain extent, making the place covered by the temple a holy place for cultivation.Not only that, the temple also has the effect of exchanging honors and merits with various magical treasures.

The newly formed empire itself is extremely fragile, and generally bows down to the powerful nearby empires in order to obtain the protection of the suzerain.Those empires that think they can survive on the mainland will generally be eliminated in the long river of history within a hundred years.

Although becoming an empire and establishing a temple, the citizens began to have certain human rights, but because of their backward strength, the status of an emperor of a first-tier empire may not be nobler than that of an ordinary nobleman of a fourth-tier empire.

A primary empire must go through the process of a first-level empire, a second-level empire, and a third-level empire before it can be promoted to an intermediate imperial civilization.In this promotion process, the country not only needs the support of first-, second-, and third-tier sword masters, but also needs to have enough glory and meritorious deeds in exchange for God's grace to upgrade the temple.

After a first-level civilization has a certain national strength and at least one second-level swordsman sits in command, the second-level strongman can make glorious contributions and beg the gods to send down trial tasks in the temple, as a way to promote the second-level empire. test.In advance, no one will know what the trial task is.Either looking for some kind of magical ore plant, or killing some ferocious bloodthirsty high-level monsters, or maybe two people who were promoted to the empire at the same time killed each other.

As long as you complete the trial tasks assigned by the gods, you will be promoted to a second-tier empire after passing the test.At that time, the temple will not only become more magnificent, but also the efficiency of absorbing energy will be greatly improved, and more advanced magical props will be sold to the outside world.

The level promotion of intermediate empires and high-level empires is also the same as that of primary empires. However, as middle-level and high-level countries, if they want to upgrade their level, whether it is the strength of the strong who begs for God's favor or the difficulty of the trial task, they have everything. A huge improvement.For example, if an eighth-level civilization wants to be promoted to a ninth-level civilization, it must have a ninth-level swordsman, and it is absolutely impossible for a ninth-level swordsman to lead a group of seventh- and eighth-level swordsmen to complete the trial task of promoting civilization.

So far, even the Glory Empire, the most powerful country in the world with two ninth-level sword masters, has not yet passed the test of being promoted to a ninth-level civilization.

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Ling Yun didn't say hello to Lin Cheng's family, and left Scorching Sun City directly.According to the memories he has sorted out in recent days, the Lin family's pond is very deep.Even if the family is in decline now, there is hardly a decent expert among them, but before, after all, he had something to do with the first family of the seventh-level civilization. The whole family is full of a kind of mystery that is unknown to outsiders. Before the strength gains a certain right to speak, it is best to be patient with the curiosity in your heart and go as far as you can.

After leaving Scorching Sun City, he aimlessly lived the life of an ascetic.

The continent where the Ziyun Empire is located is quite large, perhaps not inferior to the entire Asia and Europe on Earth.Walking outside, you can see huge mountains with a height of more than 5000 meters everywhere. There are few people inside and rich products, but there are many fierce birds and monsters living there, and ordinary people dare not enter.There are also deep mountains and old forests, large tracts of ancient trees, up to [-] meters high, it is difficult for six people to hug each other, covering the sky and blocking out the sun, forming a world in the forest.Even sunlight can hardly penetrate the thick canopy and shine on the earth.

Walking in the forest and grassland, there are sometimes poisonous insects, snakes and ants, and the plague and miasma make it difficult for ordinary people to walk.But for Ling Yun, who has a small amount of true energy and possesses unique skills, it is not a problem.

He kept his feet on the ground step by step, feeling the pulse of the earth.Crossing mountains and crossing mountains, crossing rivers across rivers.Companion with trees, fish and beasts; drink clear mountain springs, eat rare spiritual fruits, absorb the essence of the sun and moon, the energy of heaven and earth, and feel the mystery of nature and the vastness of the universe.Whenever I have a feeling or a slight breakthrough in my heart, I will look for a secluded cave and close the cave for retreat. I don’t know the time or the years.

This kind of unfettered life with heaven and earth as companions makes people feel free and clear, which is exactly what Ling Yun dreams of.

There is no mundane world, worrying about my heart; no grievances and hatred, disturbing my state of mind;Only with a little gratitude and admiration in my heart, guard the Lingtai, express my love for the mountains and rivers, and listen to the singing of heaven and earth.

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There is no time in the mountains, and in a blink of an eye, it has been two years.

Lingyun is training and advancing aimlessly among the mountains and forests, and he seems to be reluctant to think about Sichuan.During this period, his life was in danger, and he accidentally entered the territory of a ferocious monster, and he almost died on the spot.After all, penance, not travel.

However, as long as you have a peaceful mind, uphold the true nature of your spirit, and don't be afraid of pain and fatigue, no matter how much suffering there is, you will keep going forward.This kind of carefree life, feeling the feelings of heaven and earth, coincides with the Taoist unity of heaven and man, and integrates into the mysterious artistic conception of natural enlightenment, which made his cultivation greatly improved in just two years.

The meridians all over the body are connected, and the cycle of the sky is circulated, connecting the bridge of heaven and earth.Under the autonomous operation of the true qi, the vitality of the heavens and the earth immediately poured in from the pores of the whole body, merged into the innate true qi like a rushing river, strengthened it, filled all the cells in the body, and transformed this originally fragile body.

After two years of painstaking practice, not only did his cultivation break through to the peak of the innate realm equivalent to that of a master swordsman on this planet, but even the true energy in his body has been completely transformed into the unparalleled ninety-nine Shangxuan sword energy!

Jiujiu Shangxuan Sword Qi and Dou Qi are both extremely aggressive energies, but there is a huge difference between them.The power contained in fighting qi is like a bomb, once it explodes, it will cause devastating damage to the surroundings regardless of whether it is the enemy or the enemy.As for Jiujiu Shangxuan Sword Qi, he is like a laser beam, condensing all the energy into a point and shooting it out, piercing through the things blocked in front of his eyes.

Using bombs can hurt people and yourself, while the laser is the point of the light, and the ashes fly away and annihilate. You can tell who is strong and who is weak at a glance.

After two years of practice, Ling Yun has already been able to fully feel the strength of the ninety-nine superior sword energy in his body. He only needs to go through another evenly matched battle between strong men, and it will immediately help him step into the congenital Mahayana state, which is the highest achievement in his life.

Only by becoming a strong person at the innate Mahayana level, can one be qualified to continue to practice the fourth sword world of the Nine-Nine Shangxuan, and to condense the primordial spirit sword soul.

He has seen the previous method of refining qi with his own eyes on the earth, and he has also received the guidance of an expert to achieve the mystery of qi refining.And what he will face after stepping into the Xiantian Mahayana will be the first hurdle in his cultivation, and also the first difficulty in his life's cultivation path - condensing the sword soul!
The soul of the sword is the soul of a sword.Only after truly stepping into this realm, can the sword in your hand be alive with blood, turn decay into magic, and become a true sword cultivator with soul and life.

Qi is a kind of energy that you can feel, know what it is, and know how to cultivate.But the soul is a kind of magical existence that is mysterious, unknown to everyone, and unspeakable.To get in touch with this state, what is needed is no longer long retreat and cultivation, nor is it necessary to have powerful innate qi and extraordinary physical fitness.He needs people to use wisdom to think, to explore, to understand, to comprehend the soul of the sword... When he realizes it, he will naturally enter that realm naturally, and achieve the supernatural powers of the sword fairy on earth.

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The night is charming and the sky is full of stars.

Looking at the huge full moon that was almost in front of his eyes, Ling Yun was in a good mood: "Just wait for the innate qi in the body to reach its peak and turn the gaseous state into a liquid state, then we can start to hit the realm that all sword cultivators dream of - condensing the sword soul. Once the cohesion is successful, you can break away from the bondage of the earth and soar freely above the void."

(End of this chapter)